The Kentucky Museum of Arts and Craft is celebrating the career of Wendell Castle (b. 1932) with the exhibition Wendell Castle: Forms within Forms – The 21st Century. The show is meant to coincide with Castle’s 80th birthday as well as a number of other concurrent exhibitions taking place at various galleries and museums across the country. Castle, a furniture artist who helped lead the American craft movement, has been a pioneering presence in the design world for over 50 years.
Forms within Forms focuses on Castle’s newer works, many of which employ stack-lamination, a technique he first used in the 1960s, and draws connections to his previous pieces, illustrating how the artist has been influenced by his own work. Besides showcasing Castle’s biomorphic, sculptural furniture pieces, the exhibition also explores Castle’s powerful presence in a field populated by few artists.
The exhibition will be on view through February 4, 2013.
